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Join Us for a June 21 Networking Happy Hour

Unwind and network with your fellow journalists at our After Deadline happy hour! This is one of many events that Society of Professional Journalists chapters are holding across the country on June 21 in order to give journalists a chance…

‘Off the Record’ Holiday Party Is December 9

Time to celebrate the season with your fellow Minnesota journalists at this year’s “Off the Record” Holiday Party! Anyone who is a journalist or is a friend of journalism is welcome.  “Off the Record” Holiday Party Date: Wednesday, Dec. 9 Time:…

MNSPJ hosts free screening of ‘Spotlight’

You’re invited to a special Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists’ screening of “Spotlight” — a film about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-winning investigation of the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. “We wanted to show the power of well-funded,…

This Open Access Decision Really Matters

The Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists applauds the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ recent decision to affirm the public’s right to access onboard Metro Transit bus video — in a case brought by local TV station KSTP.…

Here’s How You Can Make History in Minnesota Courts

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and Minnesota Coalition on Government Information commend state Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea and the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for allowing more camera access inside the state’s courtrooms. Now we need the help…

Meet the 2015-16 Minnesota SPJ Board

Results of our annual board election are in. Here are our new officers and elected/re-elected board members, effective July 1: President Jonathan Kealing Director of Interactive Properties, Public Radio International   President-elect Ben Garvin Multimedia Photojournalist, KARE 11    …

2015 Page One Award Winners Announced

“If you want to gain respect inside the journalistic community and even from those you cover, that’s far easier to do by being a tough but fair reporter than it is by being a stenographer to CEOs,” The New York…